7-letter words containing c, a, i, n
- captain — In the army, navy, and some other armed forces, a captain is an officer of middle rank.
- caption — A caption is the words printed underneath a picture or cartoon which explain what it is about.
- carbine — A carbine is a light automatic rifle.
- carding — the process of preparing the fibres of cotton, wool, etc, for spinning
- carinal — resembling or relating to a carina
- carking — distressful.
- carline — a Eurasian thistle-like plant, Carlina vulgaris, having spiny leaves and flower heads surrounded by raylike whitish bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)
- carling — a fore-and-aft beam in a vessel, used for supporting the deck, esp around a hatchway or other opening
- carmine — Carmine is a deep bright-red colour.
- carnies — Plural form of carny.
- carnify — (esp of lung tissue, as the result of pneumonia) to be altered so as to resemble skeletal muscle
- carotin — carotene.
- carping — tending to make petty complaints; fault-finding
- carrion — Carrion is the decaying flesh of dead animals.
- carting — a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- carving — A carving is an object or a design that has been cut out of a material such as stone or wood.
- cash in — If you say that someone cashes in on a situation, you are criticizing them for using it to gain an advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way.
- cash-in — redemption, as of mutual-fund shares.
- cashing — money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- casings — Plural form of casing.
- casinos — Plural form of casino.
- casking — a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
- caspian — of or relating to the Caspian Sea
- cassina — an evergreen shrub from the Southern US with dark leaves
- cassini — Giovanni Domenico. 1625–1712, French astronomer, born in Italy. He discovered (1675) Cassini's division, the gap that divides Saturn's rings into two parts, and four of Saturn's moons
- cassino — a card game for two to four players in which players pair cards from their hands with others exposed on the table
- casting — A casting is an object or piece of machinery which has been made by pouring a liquid such as hot metal into a container, so that when it hardens it has the required shape.
- catania — a port in E Sicily, near Mount Etna. Pop: 313 110 (2001)
- cations — Plural form of cation.
- catkins — Plural form of catkin.
- catling — a long double-edged surgical knife for amputations
- catmint — a Eurasian plant, Nepeta cataria, having spikes of purple-spotted white flowers and scented leaves of which cats are fond: family Lamiaeae (labiates)
- catskin — the skin or fur of a cat
- catting — Present participle of cat.
- cauline — relating to or growing from a plant stem
- causing — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- caution — Caution is great care which you take in order to avoid possible danger.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- cave-in — a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
- cawings — Plural form of cawing.
- ceasing — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
- cerasin — an insoluble amorphous gum from the cherry and other trees, known also as meta-arabinic acid
- ceriman — a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- certain — If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
- chacing — Present participle of chace.
- chadian — of or relating to the Republic of Chad, its inhabitants, or their language.
- chafing — to wear or abrade by rubbing: He chafed his shoes on the rocks.
- chagrin — Chagrin is a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure.
- chained — If you say that someone is chained to a person or a situation, you are emphasizing that there are reasons why they cannot leave that person or situation, even though you think they might like to.
- chantie — a chamber pot